Table 3 Background characteristics and belief that parents' sin can cause NCDs on children
From: Educational status and beliefs regarding non-communicable diseases among children in Ghana
Characteristics | No | Yes | Undecided | Chi-Square | P-values |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Level of education | |||||
No education | 52.9 | 29.4 | 17.7 | 13.69 | 0.188 |
Primary | 76.9 | 11.5 | 11.6 | ||
Middle/JHS | 86.6 | 9.0 | 4.4 | ||
Secondary/SHS | 77.1 | 17.1 | 5.7 | ||
Post-secondary | 83.3 | 11.1 | 5.6 | ||
University | 90.9 | 9.1 | 0.0 | ||
Age Group | |||||
< 20 | 87.5 | 12.5 | 0.0 | 39.609 | 0.012 |
20–24 | 72.2 | 16.7 | 11.1 | ||
25–29 | 85.7 | 0.0 | 14.3 | ||
30–34 | 92.6 | 7.4 | 0.0 | ||
35–39 | 88.6 | 5.7 | 5.7 | ||
40–44 | 66.7 | 26.7 | 6.6 | ||
45–49 | 87.5 | 12.5 | 0.0 | ||
50–54 | 63.6 | 18.2 | 18.2 | ||
55–59 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
60–64 | 25.0 | 75.0 | 0.0 | ||
65–69 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
Sex | |||||
Male | 81.4 | 16.3 | 2.3 | 1.974 | 0.373 |
Female | 80.4 | 11.9 | 7.7 | ||
Religion | |||||
Catholic | 76.9 | 23.1 | 0.0 | 7.593 | 0.474 |
Protestant/Anglican | 84.4 | 9.4 | 6.2 | ||
Charismatic/Pentecostal | 75.7 | 16.2 | 8.1 | ||
Traditional/spiritualist | 66.7 | 0.0 | 33.3 | ||
Moslem | 85.7 | 9.5 | 4.8 | ||
Place of residence | |||||
Urban | 82.6 | 11.0 | 6.4 | 0.889 | 0.641 |
Rural | 75.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | ||
Ethnic group | |||||
Akan | 86.2 | 11.0 | 2.8 | 16.746 | 0.033 |
Ga-Dagme | 66.7 | 23.8 | 9.5 | ||
Ewe | 68.0 | 12.0 | 20.0 | ||
Mole-Dagbani | 93.3 | 6.7 | 0.0 | ||
Other Ghanaian | 68.8 | 18.8 | 12.4 | ||